2026 Leamington Open Under 2000

Open SwissStandard

25 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 09 May 2026 to 10 May 2026 in Leamington, England. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 0.

James Pack (🇬🇧 ENG, 0) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Martin J Faulkner (3.5) and David Burgess (3.5). Pack won solo starting round 4.

Location

🇬🇧Leamington, England

Dates

09 May 2026 → 10 May 2026

Time control

Standard: All Moves in 80 Min. Incr. 10 Sec. / /

System

Swiss · 5 rounds

Avg top 10

Participants

Federations · 2 represented

🇬🇧England×23

🇮🇳India×1

Top 3

🥇
James Pack
🇬🇧ENG
4.5pts·2152perf+29.4
🥈
Martin J Faulkner
🇬🇧ENG
3.5pts·1934perf+7.6
🥉
David Burgess
🇬🇧ENG
3.5pts·1867perf0.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

James Pack led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Pack4.5Faulkner3.5Williams3.5Burgess3.5Roberts3.5Darling3

R4–R5 · LEAD HELD

James Pack never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

James Pack drew with Martin J Faulkner (Black).

R1–R4 · WIN STREAK

James Pack won 4 in a row (R1–R4).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1James Pack	*	½	—	1
2Martin J Faulkner	½	*	½	—
3Ana Williams	—	½	*	—
4David Burgess	0	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Pack, James	ENG	+20B	+12N	+6B	+3B	=2N	4.5	12.5	14.0	12.25	2152	+29.4
2	Faulkner, Martin J	ENG	+16N	=5B	+10N	=7B	=1B	3.5	13.5	15.5	10.00	1934	+7.6
3	Burgess, David	ENG	+13B	+17N	+8B	−1N	=4B	3.5	13.5	15.5	9.25	1867	0.0
4	Roberts, Alexander	ENG	+22N	=6B	=7N	+11B	=3N	3.5	12.0	13.0	8.25	1822	0.0
5	Williams, Ana	ENG	+19B	=2N	F	+18N	+8B	3.5	10.0	10.0	8.25	2125	+21.2
6	Obi, Okwose Marc	ENG	+18B	=4N	−1N	+10B	=7N	3.0	13.5	15.5	7.75	1850	-0.8
7	Clarke, Ian M	ENG	=15B	+14N	=4B	=2N	=6B	3.0	12.0	14.0	8.00	1940	+31.2
8	Taylor, Robert K	ENG	+21N	+23B	−3N	+22B	−5N	3.0	9.5	10.5	3.50	1855	+1.0
9	Darling, Tom	ENG	=10N	−11B	+19B	+20N	=12B	3.0	9.0	10.5	5.50	1789	-7.0
10	Wilson, Andrew B	ENG	=9B	+15N	−2B	−6N	+19B	2.5	11.5	13.0	5.00	1802	+49.2
11	Abhishek, Pradhan	IND	=14B	+9N	F	−4N	+21B	2.5	10.0	10.0	5.50	2064	+17.0
12	Holmes, Matthew A	ENG	+25N	−1B	F	+14B	=9N	2.5	9.5	9.5	3.50	1876	+4.0
13	Graff, Ben	ENG	−3N	=21B	F	+24N	+22N	2.5	6.0	6.0	1.75	1899	+4.2
14	Jones, Joshua	ENG	=11N	−7B	+15B	−12N	=16B	2.0	10.0	12.0	4.25	1743	-30.0
15	Van Schaik, Willem	ENG	=7N	−10B	−14N	=16N	+24B	2.0	9.5	9.5	2.50	1656	-34.4
16	Rojas, Nicolas	ENG	−2B	−19N	+25N	=15B	=14N	2.0	9.0	9.0	2.00	1678	-39.6
17	Walker, David N	ENG	+24N	−3B	−22B	=19N	=20B	2.0	7.5	7.5	1.50	1630	-36.0
18	Manickam, Saravanna Bava	ENG	−6N	+24B	+23N	−5B	F	2.0	7.5	7.5	1.00	1640	-11.8
19	So, Mason	ENG	−5N	+16B	−9N	=17B	−10N	1.5	11.0	13.0	3.00	1643	+0.8
20	Ursu, Alexander	ENG	−1N	+25B	F	−9B	=17N	1.5	9.5	9.5	1.00	1682	-1.6
21	Homer, Neil S	ENG	−8B	=13N	F	+23B	−11N	1.5	9.0	9.0	2.25	1564	-6.8
22	Kornilovich, Gregory	ENG	−4B	F	+17N	−8N	−13B	1.0	11.0	11.0	2.00	1703	+8.4
23	FIDE 343482775	—	F	−8N	−18B	−21N	+25B	1.0	6.5	6.5	0.00	1535	0.0
24	Patel, Diah	ENG	−17B	−18N	F	−13B	−15N	0.0	8.5	8.5	0.00	1004	-32.0
25	Green, Joel	ENG	−12B	−20N	−16B	F	−23N	0.0	7.0	7.0	0.00	983	-32.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Wilson, Andrew BENG
+49.2
2.5 pts · #7
2Clarke, Ian MENG
+31.2
3.0 pts · #8
3Pack, JamesENG
+29.4
4.5 pts · #2

Top rating losers

1Rojas, NicolasENG
-39.6
2.0 pts · #13
2Walker, David NENG
-36.0
2.0 pts · #17
3Van Schaik, WillemENG
-34.4
2.0 pts · #14